IdentificationOregon beaked moss is a large, yellow-green or orange-green moss with a feather or fern-like shape. Its stems are creeping or arched, grow 6-30 cm long, and form loose mats. Its branches are evenly and quite closely spaced, are once pinnate, and have a 'tidy' appearance. They taper towards the tips of the stem, which give the appearance of a fern or a feather. The stem leaves are wider than the branch leaves, and both are no more than 2 mm long. The red-brown sporophytes are common, and their capsules are tipped with long beaks.

Habitat & RangeOregon beaked moss is a common coastal species. It grows at low elevations on decomposing logs, humus, and on tree trunks. Its west coast range stretches from northern BC to California.